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Joint doctoral campaign of the Université de Lyon & the China Scholarship Council (CSC)
Goals
The main goal of this program is to enable eligible students selected by the Université de Lyon and the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) to complete a thesis in a research unit under the Université de Lyon.
The Université de Lyon and the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) have been pursuing an agreement since 2013 which provides for the funding by the Chinese government of 30 Chinese doctoral students per year.
What does being a doctoral student mean?
To be admitted into a doctoral program in France, you must have a research subject, a supervisor and a funding. Research subjects are provided by the research teams or proposed by the candidates themselves. In human and social sciences, it is quite usual that the proposal is elaborated by the candidate knowing that it has to be part of a thematic area on which a research team works.
A PhD program lasts 3 years but can be extended to 4 years if it is scientifically relevant and if there is available funding.
Usually, French is the language of the dissertation and defense. However, it is possible to write and to defend in another language, but in this case, there must be a written abstract in French (and sometimes an oral abstract too).
The doctoral student is attached to a doctoral school (in French, a doctoral school is called "école doctorale -ED"), according to his/her scientific area and registered as a student at a selected higher education and research institution. The doctoral school manages and validates the selection of candidates, guarantees the scientific quality of supervision and provides doctoral students with interdisciplinary training The higher education and research institution decide the admission into a doctoral program and awards the degree.
Each doctoral student has to take a certain limited amount of "doctoral courses" adapted to their scientific and professional aims. This training may consist of participation at a scientific seminar or at short training sessions. The Université de Lyon offers a wide range of training opportunities which seek to provide doctoral students with transferable skills and to help them in ensuring their future employability.
Once they are admitted into a doctoral program, doctoral students pay registration fees as well as the Student Life and Campus Tax (CVEC). This tax of €90 must be paid every year. PhD students have to register on their own to France's social security system. This procedure is free of charge.
The Université de Lyon has 17 doctoral schools which cover all fields of research.
2023 campaign important dates
Note: beware of double applications!
Some member institutions of the Université de Lyon (ENS de Lyon, INSA Lyon & Centrale Lyon) have similar agreements with the CSC. Be careful not to apply through both ways as this could have consequences for other applications.
- November 2, 2022: applications open
- Thesis proposals must be sent to international.office@universite-lyon.fr until December 11, 2022
- Validation Security Defense of thesis offers by the Université de Lyon: January 2023
- Publication of approved thesis proposals: January 2023
- Student applications to thesis directors and doctoral schools: between January & February 2023
- A shortlist will be issued by the thesis directors and doctoral schools before March 1st, 2023
- Communication of the names of the successful candidates to the UdL: no later than March 27, 2023
- Shortlisted candidates should submit their CSC scholarship applications directly via the CSC website between March 10 and March 31, 2023
- The Université de Lyon sends the list of candidates selected to the CSC on March 30, 2023.
- The thesis director, via his laboratory, sends his institution's Defense Security Officer (FSD) the complete file of the candidate selected for authorization of the doctoral student's access to the laboratory (approximately 2 months)
- The CSC communicates the results of the selection to the University of Lyon, which in turn transmits them to the Doctoral Schools: end of May 2023
- The selected doctoral students will arrive in France on September 1, 2023.
Eligibility criteria
- Be a citizen or permanent resident of China;
- Hold (or be a future holder of) a Master’s degree or equivalent that demonstrates your aptitude for research;
- Be in the 2nd year of a Master’s degree or 1st year of a PhD for a basic grant;
- Be in the 2nd year of a PhD for Cotutelle grants;
- Have a very good level of French or English, depending on your scientific field (a minimum level of B2/C1 is recommended).
How to apply?
STEP #1
If a subject or theme corresponds to your project: send your application to the thesis director (detailed CV and cover letter in the requested language).
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If you have a thesis subject to propose: send your application (detailed CV and cover letter in the requested language) along with the thesis subject to the director of the corresponding doctoral school.
STEP #2
Your application will be reviewed by a research team. You may be asked to submit more information or to have an interview on line.
STEP #3
The research teams select the candidates. The director of the lab and the director of the doctoral school validate the selection.
STEP #4
You will receive a letter of acceptance of your application signed by the director of the host laboratory, the thesis director and the director of the doctoral school. You will attach this letter to your CSC application.
STEP #5
You submit your application file directly on the application portal hosted on the CSC website from March 10 to 31, 2023.
STEP #6
You are notified of the result of the CSC scholarship by the doctoral school, subject to the access authorization (FSD) to your host research laboratory.
FYI
The Université de Lyon wishes to encourage applications:
- From universities in Shanghai (ECNU, Tongji, Fudan, Jiao Tong Shanghai, New York Univeristy Shanghai) partners of the Université de Lyon,
- As part of an existing program between an establishment in Lyon or Saint-Étienne and a Chinese institution,
- For joint doctorates.
Guidelines from the CSC
Topics and subjects proposed by the doctoral schools
- ED 484 - 3LA (Lettres Langues Linguistique & Arts) February 7, 2023 Artistes chinois en France entre 1919 et 1989 : une identité transculturelle (pdf - 98 Ko) études chinoises ; Histoire de l'art ; Identité transculturelle
- ED 52 - PHAST Physique et Astrophysique de Lyon March 8, 2023 Attosecond dynamics in molecular materials: control on the electronic timescale (pdf - 101 Ko) ultrafast optics, dynamics, electron, molecular materials
- ED 206 - Chimie Procédés Environnement March 8, 2023 Characterisation in situ by confocal microscopy of fouling of filtration membranes and modelling in three dimensions confocal microscopy, membrane, fouling, 3D modelling, in situ and in real time characterization
- ED 340 - BMIC Biologie Moléculaire Intégrative et Cellulaire March 8, 2023 Characterization of a novel epigenetic regulator (pdf - 119 Ko)
- ED 476 - NSCo Neurosciences et Cognition March 8, 2023 Deciphering neuron/microglia signaling involved in synaptic plasticity (pdf - 136 Ko)
- ED 34 - Matériaux March 8, 2023 Design of chitosan-based nanocapsules by nanoprecipitation (pdf - 150 Ko)
- ED 488 - SIS Sciences Ingénierie Santé February 23, 2023 Development of an innovative organizational solution for resilient and sustainable hospital logistics Hospital engineering, industrial engineering, Hospital logistics, Resilience and sustainability, Management, New information and communication technologies, Optimization, Simulation, Scheduling, Planning, Operational Research, Artificial Intelligence
- ED 206 - Chimie Procédés Environnement March 8, 2023 DEVELOPMENT OF FREEZE-DRIED BIOADHESIVE NANOPARTICULATE SYSTEMS INTENDED FOR PULMONARY ADMINISTRATION (pdf - 128 Ko)
- ED 512 - InfoMaths (Informatique et Mathématiques) February 7, 2023 integration of location and distribution decisions in the healthcare context Logistique, Gestion des systèmes de santé, Recherche Opérationnelle
- ED 476 - NSCo Neurosciences et Cognition March 8, 2023 Mechanisms of habituation learning in larval zebrafish (pdf - 124 Ko)
- ED 476 - NSCo Neurosciences et Cognition March 8, 2023 Mechanisms of habituation learning in larval zebrafish (pdf - 124 Ko)
- ED 340 - BMIC Biologie Moléculaire Intégrative et Cellulaire March 8, 2023 Mitochondria and ER contacts and exchanges during cellular senescence and age-related alterations (pdf - 119 Ko)
- ED 206 - Chimie Procédés Environnement March 8, 2023 Modeling of emulsion and dispersion polymerization processes Polymerization, modelling, emulsion, dispersion, inorganic stabilization
- ED 205 - EDISS Interdisciplinaire Sciences et Santé March 8, 2023 Optimization of the use of vegetable proteins for the encapsulation of active molecules for food applications (pdf - 500 Ko)
- ED 52 - PHAST Physique et Astrophysique de Lyon March 8, 2023 Quantum-dot-in-perovskite as single photon sources (pdf - 127 Ko)
- ED 340 - BMIC Biologie Moléculaire Intégrative et Cellulaire March 8, 2023 Regulation of HBV replication by cholinergic signaling (pdf - 142 Ko)
- ED 512 - InfoMaths (Informatique et Mathématiques) March 8, 2023 Sobolev spaces to manifolds: trace, singularities, weak density
- ED 340 - BMIC Biologie Moléculaire Intégrative et Cellulaire March 8, 2023 Studying network-signaling in Pituitary tumors to identify new tumor-microenvironment interactions and actionable therapeutic targets (pdf - 138 Ko)
- ED 488 - SIS Sciences Ingénierie Santé February 23, 2023 Ultrafast laser writing of multiscale 3D photonic structures in bulk glasses for applications in spectroscopy. Ultrafast Laser, Material Laser Processing, Integrated Photonics, Glasses, Spectroscopy
- ED 52 - PHAST Physique et Astrophysique de Lyon March 8, 2023 Understanding polysaccharides, from biological macroscopic samples to microscopic molecular sequence (pdf - 88 Ko) biomolecules, laser spectroscopy, mass spectrometry
You already have a thesis subject?
We advise Chinese candidates to contact directly the doctoral school (ED) linked to your research area.
LIST OF DOCTORAL SCHOOLS AND RESEARCH AREAS
CSC 2023 call
Thesis template (FR)
Thesis template (ENG)